A series of crackdowns on media workers and news outlets in Europe as well as elsewhere has confirmed 2016 as one of the most dangerous times to be a journalist, according to the latest figures compiled by Index on Censorship.

The study found 406 verified reports of violence, threats or violations throughout European Union member states and neighbouring countries including Russia, Turkey and Ukraine in the three months to the end of September…

With a marked increase in attacks in Europe, long considered a bastion of press freedom, the latest research does not reflect increased violence in Asia or the US, which has seen an increase in assaults and abuse during a highly charged US election during which reporters were put in pens by President-elect Donald Trump.

The oligarchy is being recognized for what they are, vultures, they are now fighting back and using governments to do it. The first thing they do is to clamp down on the media and the flow of information. Second is to hire lots of trolls to attack people online. The dystopian society of the future is coming if we don’t stop the oligarchy soon. World inequality needs to be addressed.